My Most Memorable NASCAR Moment !
UP TO SPEED with ROBIN MEADE
June
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Dear Robin,
Hi, my name is Jim Neiman and I wake up every morning with
you to get all my daily information, I love watching you on CNN
Headline News.
The best memory in my life is when I won tickets from a local
radio station here in Central Florida to NASCAR's Daytona 500. Once
I got there I was told we would be part of the opening ceremonies
and would be entering from the infield, going out onto the track
and rolling down pit road. After seeing all the cars and drivers we
enjoyed watching the entire race from the pits. This was one of the
most wonderful days in my life. My video is made up from bits and
pieces of the video that I shot that day.
There is one other thing I want to share with you. I am a
C4-5 quadriplegic living my life from a power wheelchair. I was
injured in an accident 25 years ago falling from a bucket truck
breaking my neck, paralyzing me from the neck down. The last 25
years of my life in this wheelchair has taught me a lot. Things I
would not have learned when I was up and walking. I have accepted
my disability and have been enjoying my living life all over again.
One of my biggest hobbies is
photography, especially video. I have hundreds of hours of
videotape and
snapshots of the adventures and the excitement that I have
had in my life. I
have traveled thousands of miles throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico. I love to show the rest of the world
that life is not over just because you've had a disability or
difficulty in life. 90 percent of life is in your head, the other
10 percent is in your body, and if you set your mind to it "you can
do it".
I have documented most of my life in this wheelchair on
edited DVD"s and I'd love to share some of them with you
Robin, and the rest of the world.
Thank you Robin for this great
opportunity to share my video with you.
Your greatest Headline News fan,
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Jim Neiman
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